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NOTES 141
Visions in marching array
Of our forefathers Sorthfaring
To fight.
Life stirs in the camp, and the men are impelled to plunge into battle
for the beloved land, to which they have come home, and which lies
bright before them in the autumn sun—to plunge into battle for the
king and against ‘Odin his wiles,’ ‘e’en as in the songs of old.’ Bjarke-
maal has quite a good deal to say about Odin’s wiliness and treachery.”
(J. Morland.)
PacE 83. The King a ring from his arm.
“The king thanked him for his glee, and sithence the king took a gold
ring weighing half a mark and gave it to Thormod. Thormod thanked
the king for his gift, and said: ‘A good king have we, but it is a hard
matter now to see through, how long-lived the king may be; and it is
my boon, king, that thou let us part nevermore, alive or dead.’
“The king answered: ‘All we shall fare together, while I rule over
it, if ye choose not to part from me.’
“Thormod said: ‘This I look for, king, whether the peace be better
or worser, that I shall be standing near to you, while I have the choice,
whatever we may hear of Sigvat, where he may be faring with Gold-
enhilt.’”” (Chapter 220.)
PaGE 83. Certainly Sighvat this day.
“The king heard that and answered: ‘No need to jeer at Sigvat for not
being here. Oft has he followed me well ; now will he pray for us, and
we shall yet stand in sore need thereof.’
“Thormod says: ‘It may be, king, that now thou standest most of
all in need of prayers, but thin would it be about the banner-staff, if al]
thy courtmen were now on the Rome-road; and indeed it was true,
that we would be talking then how that no one might get place be-
cause of Sigvat, howsoever one might wish to speak to thee.’” (Chap-
ter 218.)
PaGE 85. Stiklestad.
The scene of the great battle is about a hundred kilometres north of
Throndhjem, in Verdalen, near an arm of the Throndhjem Fjord.
A commemorative column erected in 1805 marks the spot where
King Olaf fell. The landscape is gently rolling, with mountains in view
toward the west, and glimpses of the fjord in the east. It may be reached
by rail from Throndhjem in about three hours.
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